I'm down for the reading session with Osama

[Edward A Moore]

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:45 PM, Michael Bailey

another scenario: Hilary Clinton, impressed with my P-list postings,
sends me, armed with the collected works of Dr Martin Luther King,
Gandhi, Rumi, and of course Pynchon, undercover into the bin Laden
compound. =A0After 3 months of first intriguing his interest with catchy
quotes, then intensive reading, and lots of Afghan hashish, he
converts to pacifism and becomes a prominent spokesperson against all
forms of violence. =A0He donates his massive holdings to Oxfam and NORML
and appears on Colbert. =A0No, maybe Stewart...guest shot on 30 Rock...I
give him a kidney...


Huzzah! I would like to humbly suggest some "Golden Bough" and possibly
later some selected passages from "Satanic Verses" but I would be afraid ole
"Sammy" (I anglicized Osama's name) might roll his eyeballs (or worse he might
make us read his personal library)

I would let Michael be point man on the discussion because of my apprehension
of being agent provacateur ("what ed really meant to say was. . . .")

It would have been neat to have Osama on our "Recognitions" forum but
I doubt he
would have had the patience. . .

ed